Thu, Dec 1 2016

MELBOURNE A blackout that forced Alcoa Corp to shut one of two potlines at its Portland aluminum smelter in Australia will ratchet up costs further and may put the plant's future in jeopardy, analysts said on Friday.

Metals company Alcoa Inc , weeks away from splitting into two, on Tuesday reported a quarterly profit that missed estimates and lowered its revenue forecast for the unit serving the auto and aerospace sectors, sending shares down 10 percent.

Oct 11 Metals company Alcoa Inc, weeks
away from splitting into two, on Tuesday reported a quarterly
profit that missed estimates and lowered its revenue forecast
for the unit serving the auto and aerospace sectors, sending
shares down 10 percent.

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